Spending Limits

Spending limits let you cap your API costs on a daily and monthly basis. Configure them in your dashboard settings.

Daily Limit

Set a maximum dollar amount you’re willing to spend per day. Once your daily spend reaches this limit, all API requests will be blocked until the next day (UTC midnight).

Monthly Limit

Set a maximum dollar amount you’re willing to spend per calendar month. Once your monthly spend reaches this limit, all API requests will be blocked until the next month.

What Happens When a Limit Is Exceeded

When you hit a spending limit, the API returns a 429 error:

{
  "error": "Daily spending limit reached",
  "code": "daily_limit_exceeded"
}

Or for monthly limits:

{
  "error": "Monthly spending limit reached",
  "code": "monthly_limit_exceeded"
}

Requests will resume automatically when the next period begins (next day for daily limits, next month for monthly limits).

Setting Limits

1. Go to your Dashboard Settings
2. Find the Spending Limits section
3. Enter your desired daily and/or monthly limit
4. Save your changes

Tips

• Start with conservative limits while you’re testing and increase them as needed
• Use daily limits to protect against runaway scripts or unexpected spikes
• Use monthly limits to set a hard budget cap
• You can change or remove limits at any time from the dashboard